Arsene Lupin, gentleman-thief
The suave adventures of a gentleman rogue—a French Thomas Crown Created by Maurice LeBlanc during the early twentieth century, Arsene Lupin is a witty confidence man and burglar, the Sherlock Holmes of crime. The poor and innocent have nothing to fear from him; often they profit from his spontaneous...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Penguin Group,
2007.
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| Summary: | The suave adventures of a gentleman rogue—a French Thomas Crown Created by Maurice LeBlanc during the early twentieth century, Arsene Lupin is a witty confidence man and burglar, the Sherlock Holmes of crime. The poor and innocent have nothing to fear from him; often they profit from his spontaneous generosity. The rich and powerful, and the detective who tries to spoil his fun, however, must beware. They are the target of Arsene’s mischief and tomfoolery. A masterful thief, his plans frequently evolve into elaborate capers, a precursor to such cinematic creations as Ocean’s Eleven and The Sting. Sparkling with amusing banter, these stories—the best of the Lupin series—are outrageous, melodramatic, and literate. |
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| Physical Description: | 278 pages |
| ISBN: | 9780143104865 0143104861 |
| Author Notes: | Michael Sims has edited two other collections for Penguin Classics: The Annotated Archy and Mehitable and Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Thief . His research for the latter inspired The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime . His writing has appeared in New Statesman , Gourmet , Orion , the Washington Post , and many other periodicals in the United States and abroad. |
